Scott Calvert
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Nov 2, 1998
- Messages
- 885
Originally Posted by Sam Posten
I think nobody is agreeing with you not because we don't understand your points but because we believe you to be, well, wrong.
I think you would find that all of us would agree with you if you were talking about CIH technology like a projector. While most of us think that is an interesting and 'cool' solution, buying into it doesn't make financial sense given the realities of the marketplace right now.
But buying an expensive flat panel where the vast majority of content will be ill formatted doesn't make sense, financially or visually, in the favor of the few times when true widescreen material would look marginally more awesome. It would be a VAST waste of money and produce an unsatisfying experience for all viewers.
Think about it this way, a 71" 21:9 monitor has about the same height as a 55" 16:9 unit at a much greater cost. Most users would gladly sacrifice the width and buy a 65" 16:9 flat panel (for less money) and have it fit a LOT more of their content correctly.
I'm not getting where you think 2.35 films are so rare. There's tons of them around. They are almost as common as 1.85 films nowadays. And I'm not talking about the ordinary consumer crowd looking for a display to watch TV, sports, videogames, and everything else to put in their living room. I said it before: I am talking about for a dedicated home theater for viewing movies. Which is the core focus of The Home Theater Forum.
I am planning on getting one for my dedicated home theater if I can spring for the 71 inch, depending on the price. That is no compromise. 1.85 films will still be the equivalent of about 60-65 inches or so and 1080 res. The benefit is that 2.35 films will not have to be "shrunk" to fit 16.9 dimensions and will be scaled to 1080 res which is in reality no worse than 720 res which is what I used to have for all material. All material at a constant height. Just like a movie theater.
It's a great solution. The set has a purpose.